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June 23rd Today the crucial final round of each Group league has started. So as in Group A and B, all of four match-ups brought out lots of breathtaking moments and fierce battles full of dramatic results. At Saint-Denis, Italy finally managed to beat spiritual Austrians who should have had the chance to go through if they'd win this match. In any way, Austria consoled themselves with the last minute penalty goal. In the same hours at Nantes, as Cameroon rather dominated the opponent, got behind by the direct FK goal from Chile's Jose Sierra, desperately came back with the equalizer by Patrick Mboma, one of the J-League top marksman, in the second half. But Fortune would not smile at them, as two of their defenders were sent off by Hungarian referee. Norway showed a surprising force of repulsion against the Champions to win the match, so to be the honourable Group A second qualifier. Brasil lost to Norwegians once again as in the last May, and their consecutive unbeaten record in the World Cup finals histry stopped at nine. Both Scotland and Morocco, having the possibility to qualify to the
second round, if Brasil beat Norway, sparked to each other with immence
fighting-spirit in Saint-Etienne. The winner Morocco, however, had to shed
tears when been reported the result of Marseille. |
| Group B | Saint-Denis: Le Stade de France | ||
| Italy | ２－1 | Austria | |
Scorers [I] Vieri:49min., R.Baggio:89min. [A] Herzog:92min.= PK | |||
| Italy | Austria | ||
| ＧＫ | Pagliuca | ＧＫ | Konsel |
| ＤＦ | Nesta(Bergomi:4min.) Costacurta Cannavaro |
ＤＦ | Schottel Feiersinger Pfeffer |
| ＭＦ | Moriero D.Baggio Di Biagio Pessotto Maldini(Capt.) |
ＭＦ | Reinmayr Mahlich Pfeifenberger(Herzog:79min.) Kuhbauer(Stoger:74min.) Wetl |
| ＦＷ | Vieri(Inzaghi:60min.) Del Piero(R.Baggio:72min.) |
ＦＷ | Polster(Capt.)(Haas:62min.) Vastic |
| Group B | Nantes: Stade de La Beaujoire | ||
| Chile | １－１ | Cameroon | |
Scorers [Ch] Sierra:20min. [Ca] Mboma:55min. | |||
| Chile | Cameroon | ||
| ＧＫ | Tapia | ＧＫ | Songo'o |
| ＤＦ | Margas Fuentes Reyes |
ＤＦ | Njanka Song Wome |
| ＭＦ | Villarroel(Cornejo:69min.) Acuna Sierra(Estay:69min.) Parraguez Rojas(M.Ramirez:76min.) |
ＭＦ | Ndo(Etame:81min.) Olembe(Angibeaud:67min.) Mahouve Mboma Pensee |
| ＦＷ | Zamorano(Capt.) Salas |
ＦＷ | Job(Tchami:72min.) Omam Biyik(Capt.) |
| Group A | Marseille: Velodrome | ||
| Brazil | １－2 | Norway | |
Scorers [B] Bebeto:78min. [N] T.A.Flo:83min., Rekdal:88min.= PK | |||
| Brazil | Norway | ||
| ＧＫ | Taffarel | ＧＫ | Grodas(Capt.) |
| ＤＦ | Cafu Goncalves J.Baiano Roberto Carlos |
ＤＦ | Berg Johnsen Eggen Bjornebye |
| ＭＦ | Leonardo Dunga(Capt.) Rivaldo Denilson |
ＭＦ | Leonhardsen Strand(Mykland:46min.) Rekdal H.Flo(Solskjar:68min.) |
| ＦＷ | Ronaldo Bebeto |
ＦＷ | T.A.Flo Riseth(J.Flo:78min.) |
| Group A | Saint-Etienne: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | ||
| Scotland | ０－３ | Morocco | |
Scorers [M] Bassir:14min.,85min., Hadda:46min. | |||
| Scotland | Morocco | ||
| ＧＫ | Leighton | ＧＫ | Benzekri |
| ＤＦ | Weir Hendry(Capt.) Boyd |
ＤＦ | Saber(Rossi:73min.) Naybet(Capt.) Abrami |
| ＭＦ | McNamara(T.McKinlay:54min.) Lambert Burley Collins Dailly |
ＭＦ | Amzine(Azzouzi:76min.) Triki Tahar Hadji Chippo(Sellami:87min.) |
| ＦＷ | Gallacher Durie(Booth:83min.) |
ＦＷ | Hadda Bassir |
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